Attachment for wagon-bodies.



' PATENTED JULY 24, 1906. J. F. MONTGOMERY. ATTACHMENT FOR WAGON BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED SSEPTMIB. 1905.

anuentoz c7; Fwd flfazzzpawfiy f vs QM memes This invention relates to that class of atbottom portion of her which will be received between the wagonvided at each end of JAMES F. MONTGOMERY,

OF ARGENTA, ILLINOIS ATTACHMENT FOR WAGON-BODIES.

To all whom it may concern.

'Be it known that I, JAMES F. MoNTGoM ERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Argenta, in the county of Macon and State'of llinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Wagon- Bodies, of-which thefollowing is a specification.

taching devices adapted to be secured to the a wa on-body, so as to position the same with re ere'nce to the bolster upon which it rests and also including a membody and the vertical standard usually prothe bolster, the lastmentioned mem er receiving the wear be-' tween the parts.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the attachment comprisin the invention applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudina section. Fig. 3 is' an end elevation.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters. I

The attachment constituting the invention consists of a plate 1, provided near its ends with openings through which fastenings 2 may pass to secure said plate to the bottom of a wagon-body, (denoted 3.) The attachment is preferably made of pressed steel, and the plate 1 is therefore formed with transverse spaced ribs 4, which are pressed so as Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 18, 1905.

to pro ect from the under side of the plate, said ribs being adapted to receive the bolster between them and to thereby prevent longitudinal movement of the wagon-body after it has once been placed upon the bolsters. The above is advantageous in that the use of slats on the bottom of the wagon-body is avoided, the wear on the king-bolt is reduced, and the wagon-body is of course held rigidly om movement.- Further, the front bolster is held in place, and this prevents the bolster from chafing the paint from the wagon, ob-

viating the necessity of the use of'chafingn'ons, such as are commonly employed. At

l'atemsea July 24, 1906. Serial No. 278,992.

entire length and projecting upwardly at about a right angle thereto. The flange 5 is adapted to bear against the side of the wagon-- body when the plate 1 is attached to the bottom thereof, and said flange 5 is to be arranged between the side of the wagon-body 3 and the standard, (not wardly from the bolster, wear on the standards being prevented in a manner which will be apparent. The plate 1 of course prevents wear on the bottom of the wagon body or bed and the flange 5 has spaced projections 6 pressed therefrom, said projections being arranged a sufficient distance apart to permittl e standard of the bolster to be received between them. The projections 6 coact with the standard of the bolster in place, and they also assist in positioning the wagon-body on the bolster. The outer ends of the ribs 4 are closed, as shown at 7, so that the sides of each rib which are spaced apart are braced, the above being advantageous in subserving the rigidity of the attachment, as will be evident.

Itwill be observed that the article before described may be readily manufactured in a single operation from a stamped sheet-metal plate, this cheapening the cost of the same as well as simplifying the production thereof. The pro 'ections thus being pressed from the flanges 5 are hollow, and they incline out; wardly toward the adj acent extremities thereof, being possessed of great rigidity by reason of the special formation, as above set forth.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1-. As a new article of manufacture, an attachment for wagon bodies comprising a plate having spaced transverse ribs pressed from the under side thereof, each rib consisting of spaced sides-connected by an integral portion of the plate from which it is pressed, said late being formed at one of its longitudinal edges with an upwardlyprojectin flange from which vertically-spaced integra projections are pressed outwardlyfor the purpose specified.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an at to hold the same tachment for wagon bodies. comprising a:

plate having spaced transverse ribs pressed from the under side thereof, each rib consisting of spaced sides connected by an 111- shown.) which projects up' IOC tegral portion of the plate from which it is the projections inclining outwardly toward ressed, said plate being formed at one of its the adjacent extremities thereof. 10

ongitudinal edges with an upwardly-pm- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature jecting flange from which extend vertieallyin presence of two Witnesses.

5 spaced integral projections, the spaced ver- JAMES F. MONTGOMERY. [its] tical projections above mentioned being Witnesses: pressed outwardly from the flange and of J. A. EYMAN, hollow formation, the outermost portions of HARRY PARR. 

